Standard Chartered partners with Circle to launch direct USDC minting

Standard Chartered has become the first globally systemically important bank to offer direct USDC minting and redemption. The bank announced Thursday it has partnered with Circle to allow institutional clients to mint and redeem USDC, without needing direct Circle accounts. Circle 🤝 Standard Chartered@StanChart has launched institutional USDC minting and redemption through DIFC, becoming the...